Lord Cormack
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(2 years, 10 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
My Lords, the Home Secretary did state, in her evidence to HASC on 2 February, that while some aspects of crime are going down, not all aspects are. The Home Office press release on 27 January stated that the figure used to show the reduction in crime excludes fraud and computer misuse. Of course, data is crucial when we are thinking about interventions in whatever crime it is.
Lord Cormack (Con)
My Lords, can my noble friend tell me how many knife crimes are drug related?
Baroness Williams of Trafford (Con)
As my noble friend will know, the picture of knife crime is not a simple one. Many factors drive the use of knives, both as regards victims and perpetrators, but there is no doubt that county lines drug-running does increase their usage.